St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-28
DID NOT SNUB THE DUKE.
Countess Dalhousie Did Not Cut His
Grace Of Marlborough.
HE ESCORTS HER TO A BALL.
Practical Refutation in st. Paul Of Sem
sational Stories Published in
New York.

New YORK.
Hunting proved too great an attrao-
ton for the Earl of Dalhousie," said DR..
Fagge, of London, to the GLOBES rep
resentative at the Ryan last evening,
and he remained over at Mr.. Ramsey's
farm, near Stephen, Mimi, and sent
the ladies of our party ahead in my
charge, so this must account for our pres
ence here. We are homeward bound
after most delightful visit in the West
and our sole regret is that we cannot re-
main longer on this side of the Allan
tic. Greatly to our establishment as
well as pleasure upon our arrival in
your city we found the Duke of MARI
borough stopping at the same hotel with
us and he has been of great assistance
In doing the onors. We drove over to
Minneapolis, passing the Falls of Min
nehaha, and through most delightful
bit of country this afternoon, and In the
evening the countess, attended by his
grace. went to the reception of the
Wabasha club: invitations ITO which
were cOurteOuSly extended by Mr.. Cor
don, of st. Paul.
THAT reminds me that some of the
papers in New York had highly sensa-
tiOnai story which, suppose, must be
characterized as bit of enterprise by
our American cousins, giving with great
minuteness OF detail AN alleged snub-
bling by Lady DalhOuSie of the Duke of
Marlborough on Broadway. Unfortu-
nately for the, correctness of the nara
tive, the writer of which must have
been going about with four eyes hunt
ing for sensations, the duke was not
even in New York when we arrived
from the other side, nor did we see him
until we reached st. Paul. We were
only too glad to meet our countryman,
and the fact that he
ESCORTED THE COUNTESS
to the party this evening should be the
most complete refutation of that New
York story.
"But why dwell upon such topic!
am not here to defend or accuse his
grace, whom l have always found
gentleman, and generally speak of a
man as l know him. He is warm
friend OF the Earl of Dalhousie, and if
the latter had been in st.
Paul he would have undoubt-
edly accompanied the party tonight.
All cities are alike, there is but little al
teration in bricks and mortar, but of
course we have naturally been very
much impressed, and favorably, too,
with all that we have seen in your large
cities, and marveled greatly at their
wonderful growth in such short De-
riod. But the ladies of the party prefer
to see the country, and no matter how
many fine private dwellings or business
houses may be offered as an attraction,
we prefer drive in the open, and es-
pecially through a section as beautiful
in scenery as this we are now visiting.
II iC nrONIpm tioaI x,bathar fba Lra,i &c
Dalhousie will stop in st. Paul en- route
to New York, but he may pass through
in the night time to rejOin us, for we
will leave at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow
evening""
DR.. Fagge is a typical Englishman
with the ruddy, healthy complexion in
d1cative of his love for outdoor exercise
and the inevitable close cut English
side whiSkers and mustache. He
Is most agreeable talker
concerning American institutions.
and this he said is also true of the Earl
of Dalhousie. "The latter" said the
doctor, takes great interest in Ameri-
can politics, and particularly is this
true since he has cut loose entirely from
his previously strong Tory ideas and be-
come a Liberal follower of Gladstone
and home rule. As for the Countess
lalHOuSle. she is iona OF society, and
during her brief Sejourn in the
United States she has met some of the
most charming people Imaginable, and
she has invariably captivated all who
have met her."
This conversation took place during
the. absence of Lady Dalhousie at the
reception, but upon her return to the
hotel, later, in full evening toilet, she
demonstrated most effectually the eneo-
miumS passed upon her, for certainly,
she is one of the
- HANDSOMEST WOMEN
that has ever graced st. Paul with her
presence and there is no wonder that on
both sides of the ocean she is regarded
as typical beauty. 1t would be useless
to attempt description of this lovely
representation of the British aristOc-
racy, and if majority of the ladies of
Alblon's isle were in any manner equal
TO her in charm of manner, conversation
and beauty, there would be kingdom
OF beauties for the house of lords to pro-
tect against foreign invaders. Summit
avenue and its many handsome resi-
dences, 1t is true, made an impression
never to tire i'll extOlling the grandeur
nigh ground in the vicinity of Fort
Smelling and thence to Minnehaha.
"Some amusing incidents have oc-
cured continued the doctor, sgrow-
ing out of the, presidency with which
people mistake me for the Earl of Dali
housie, taking 1t for granted that be-
cause accompany the countess 1 must
be her husband. During my stay at the
motel L have seen considerable poking
in the ribs and heard whispered eX-
carnations, there goes the Earl of Dial
bOusie,' and of course this furnishes
'never-failing source of amusement for
the ladies: But am simply physician
and friend of the family, invited to ac-
company them in the present journey,
and shall always be grateful for the
consideration thus shown me-
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